> Mendenhall said people are pointing at Measure 110 and saying it's the reason for Oregon's problems, "when in reality it is our decades-long, underbuilt system of behavioral health, substance use disorders, shelter and affordable housing – that are the primary drivers."

Ok, sure but if you can't expect the decades-long, underbuilt system of behavioral health to change quickly they may have to rollback/repeal measure 110.

I'm glad measure 110 allowed them to build a 16 bed detox center, but it seems like building those is also a "decades-long" process (?). A quote in the article indicates that one person "drove 250 miles from Eastern Oregon to Recovery Works because it's where she was able to get a bed". I am happy that she was able to get treatment but this also seams to indicate that the treatment options are underbuilt.

The other major problem is getting people to make the decision to voluntarily use them. I don't know how they solve that...